Help on cooking a beef brisket


 
JimS

JimS

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Hi all! I have an 18.5 WSM and I've used it quite a bit to smoke pork butts. Someone gave me a beef brisket and I want some advice. The brisket is longer than my cooker is wide. I have never done a brisket before so this will be a first for me. Is there any way for me to smoke my brisket without cutting it? I assume cutting it up wouldn't be a good idea. I guess I could separate the point from the flat but again, I'm not quite sure how to do that. I'd like to cook it all at the same time without modifying it to fit if that's possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
Wood chunks under the center so it bends and fits. Fit will be snug at the beginning and will fit just fine as the brisket will shrink around 4 inches across its length as it cooks.
 
I've done a few 17 pounders.
Wedge it between the handles and put some foil under the ends toward the hot outer zone.
As mentioned it will shrink.
Some drape it over a rib rack .
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